Five top tips for exercising at home
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic many people have turned to getting fit at home, but the distractions can be challenging! Candice Lingam-Willgoss gives you five tips to keep you motivated...
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Updated on:
23 Nov 2020
Uncovering Britain’s Lost Black Sporting Heroes
Why haven’t the often-extraordinary stories of Black sportspeople been woven into British sporting memory? What does this tell us about the relationship between ‘race’, racism and sport history? Dr Jim Lusted explores…
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Updated on:
22 Oct 2020
Top 5 Tips for Sport Parents
Childhood experiences of sport are of key interest to both of us, as part of our roles as researchers as well as being parents ourselves.
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Updated on:
08 Oct 2020
Transition FC members: welcome to OpenLearn
Transition FC has partnered with The Open University in order to offer its members a wide range of free courses on a range of subjects, which you can check out below...
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06 Oct 2020
Jonathan Edwards' giant world record leap – what can we learn from his long career?
Jonathan Edwards, a British triple jumper has held the world record for 25 years now, with a distance of 18.29m. What's the secret to his success? Our videos and article explores...
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16 Sep 2020
Succeed like an athlete!
Many of us view athletes as a breed apart. When you think about how an athlete would prepare for a competition, you might imagine that they have done countless hours of training to ensure that their bodies are physically ready for their event....
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28 Jul 2020
Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
The year 2020 was supposed to be the year when I got back into shape and did something for myself. I have worked for over 25 years, apart from maternity leave, and I decided I needed to make myself the priority and joined a gym. I spoke to my...
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16 Jul 2020
Olympics, Paralympics, Olympians and Paralympians
The Tokyo Olympics were due to start shortly, but this has been postponed due to Covid-19. The good news is you can still dig deep into the Olympics and Paralympics with our FREE resources.
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Updated on:
15 Jul 2020
Women in sport
Ever thought about sports and wondered, but what about for a woman? These articles cover specific topics concerning women in sport, considering questions such as, what if Eliod Kipchoge was a woman? Are women leaders the key to growing women’s...
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Updated on:
24 Jun 2020
Black lives matter in sport too: what is the BAME experience of sport in the UK?
In the current climate, it would be hard not to notice the social upheaval among the BAME population in the UK and USA. Be it the high proportion of deaths among the BAME community from contracting COVID-19 or unarmed black men and women being...
Updated on:
23 Jun 2020
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Level: 2 Intermediate
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Training for speed and power in sport and fitness
In this free course you will explore two aspects of strength and conditioning in sport and fitness speed and power Strength and conditioning is the physical preparation of athletes and in this course you will explore the physiology of speed before looking at training methods to develop speed You will also look at power which is a concept closely related to speed
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Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
02 Nov 2020
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport
By Candice Lingam-Willgoss, Dr Caroline Heaney
The athletes journey through sport can be characterised by several transitions and periods of change This course is designed to help you understand that journey whether in reference to a professional or recreational athlete and the nature of support they may need at different times The course also provides practical guidance whether you support athletes as a coach or parent or whether you are an athlete yourself and draws on a wealth of case study and audiovisual material to bring the athletes journey to life
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Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
26 Oct 2020
Training for endurance in sport and fitness
In this free course you will explore an important aspect of strength and conditioning which refers to the physical preparation of athletes endurance You will look at the physiological factors that underpin endurance and assess how endurance can be developed relative to performance in a range of sports
Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
21 Oct 2020
Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury
Have you ever experienced a sport injury Have you ever thought there could be a psychological dimension to sport injuries as well as a physical one Sport injury is relatively common among sport and exercise participants and while the physical impact of injury is often easy to recognise the psychological impact is less obvious In this free course Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury you will examine the relationship between injury and psychological factors You will look at the link between injury and psychology at two distinct points before an injury has occurred and then following an injury First you will consider the psychological factors that may increase the likelihood of sustaining a sport injury preinjury and then you will consider psychological reactions to the incidence of a sport injury postinjury The course will also allow you to examine how sport and exercise psychology can be used both to help minimise the risk of injury and to help people cope better with sport injury rehabilitation The video below featuring OU student and Olympic Gold Medallist Helen RichardsonWalsh explains more
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Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
16 Mar 2020
Learning from sport burnout and overtraining
By Ben Oakley
Sport can place high levels of stress on athletes coaches and others involved If unable to cope with these stresses they may be vulnerable to developing burnout This free course Learning from sport burnout and overtraining examines burnout in sport from various perspectives including both the coachs and athletes perspective Drawing on real life case studies it explores how coaches can recognise and prevent burnout in athletes and investigates the prevention and treatment of burnout in coaches This course is for you if you are interested in developing an holistic understanding of burnout in sport
Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
03 Jan 2020
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness
This free course Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness explores the personal skills that underpin so much work in sport and gyms We often hear employers refer to the importance of these interpersonal relationships or soft skills in sport and fitness and in this unique course youll build valuable insights into understanding workplace communication motivation and selfawareness and how this can increase your effectiveness and enhance how you work with others All this is made possible by some unique film footage of coaches trainers and instructors at work combined with engaging learning activities that accompany these case studies to benefit both your career and those you work with
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Level: 1 Introductory
Updated on:
22 Aug 2019
Coaching others to coach
Are you responsible for supporting sport and physical activity coaches to become inspirational and excellent in their practice This course is designed for coach developers educators mentors and tutors who support coaches to improve You will explore how people learn what are the skills and qualities of an effective coach of coaches as well appreciate how to ask powerful questions and listen actively You will consider the processes associated with resolving difficult situations where differences of opinion arise how to measure success and provide constructive feedback By the end of this course you should feel more confident in your ability to support colleagues and help them to become even better at what they do
Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
20 Aug 2019
Working with young people in sport and exercise
This free course Working with young people in sport and exercise examines the special considerations of coaching or instructing young people in sport and exercise The physiological differences between children and adults will be considered along with the practical implications of coaching young people
Level: 2 Intermediate
Updated on:
19 Jun 2019
Physical activity: a family affair
This free course Physical activity a family affair aims to explore the effects that the family has on the amount and nature of physical activity a child participates in The beliefs and behaviours of the family environment are the key psychosocial factors we investigate here
Level: 3 Advanced
Updated on:
09 Apr 2019
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